Zhan shi and the others might not have been able to tell what was wrong with Sage Kui's sculpture, but Zhang Xuan was well aware of it.
He had secretly placed Vicious' rib in the sculpture!
Back then, he had used the Library of Heaven's Path to look into it, and he had even thought of smashing the sculpture to retrieve the skeleton.
After all, he was a master teacher and the sanctum head. He had his own principles, and he couldn't do such a thing.
Considering how the Otherworldly Demons had barged into the Sanctum of Sages to steal the sculpture, there was no doubt that this was the reason behind it!
After all, Vicious had once been one of the strongest experts of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe. Perhaps, the Otherworldly Demons would be able to bring him back to life!
"Vicious?"
Hearing Zhang Xuan's words, Zhan shi was taken aback.
"Oh, it's nothing much." Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up. "How many of them are there? What are their cultivation realms?"
"There are four of them. I can't see through their cultivation realms, but … even the formation of the Sanctum of Sages wasn't able to stop them," Zhan shi replied in embarrassment.
The Sanctum of Sages, the number one academy on the Master Teacher Continent, had been breached by two Otherworldly Demons in less than half a month. The first one was their sanctum head, so it wasn't embarrassing for them to do so. But to think that the Otherworldly Demons would be able to snatch their sculpture and flee …
To be honest, they did not dare report this matter to the headquarters of the Mingshi Tang School!
They could not afford to lose face like that!
"Four of them?" Zhang Xuan took a deep breath as he narrowed his eyes. "Which direction did they flee in?"
"That way … Our cultivation realm is too low, so we were unable to catch up to them. Thus, we could only send a message to our sanctum head …" Zhan shi replied.
"Alright, I'll need you to repair the collapsed buildings and restore the formation!" Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes as he looked in the direction that Zhan shi had just pointed out. Then, he leaped forward and said, "I'll head over to take a look. I'll make sure to retrieve Sage Kui's sculpture!"
Sage Kui's sculpture was not just a matter of the dignity of the Sanctum of Sages, it was also related to Vicious' rib. If he could not retrieve it, he would lose all face as the sanctum head, even though the inauguration ceremony had yet to begin.
Utilizing his comprehension of spatial laws, he was able to fly swiftly. In just ten breaths, he was already more than ten thousand li away.
Turning around, Zhang Xuan saw that Lozosy was still following behind him. Heaving a sigh of relief, he activated his Eye of Insight to search for traces of her.
"You won't be able to find it like this!" Noticing Zhang Xuan's actions, Lozosy shook her head and said, "Those four should be the Great Sage pinnacle cultivators that we met back at White Creek Mountain. Furthermore, they have used a unique method to erase their traces, making it difficult for us to track them down. Unless … one's Eye of Insight reaches the fourth realm!"
"Indeed, I can't find anything …"
Actually, even without the other party saying anything, he had already sensed it.
This time, just like when he captured Zhao Ya and the others, there were no traces left behind. Even he couldn't find anything.
"However, it won't be that easy to escape …"
With a light chuckle, Zhang Xuan flicked his wrist and took out a manual that emanated the aura of the heavens.
The Book of the Heavenly Dao.
Zhao Ya and the others had been captured, so there was no way for them to track them down. However, Sage Kui's sculpture was different!
However, as long as Vicious was able to sense the direction and reach a certain distance, he would surely be able to find it!
Unless … the other party had used a unique spatial art to conceal the skeleton!
However, it had only been a short while since the other party had taken it away. Under normal circumstances, it shouldn't have been possible for them to do so.
Lozosy took a look at the manual that Zhang Xuan had taken out, but she didn't say anything.
"Little Vicious, wake up. Try to sense where your sternum is!"
Zhang Xuan patted the manual.
"Un …"
Hearing that, Vicious' body twitched for a moment before nodding. A moment later, the manual pointed in a certain direction and said, "It's over there!"
"Alright!"
Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing that the other party was able to sense his sternum. He quickly followed the other party's instructions.
Lozosy didn't say anything as she followed closely behind Zhang Xuan.
After flying for roughly two hours, Vicious finally said, "It's in the city up ahead … Ah, this is bad. I can't sense it anymore …"
Zhang Xuan hurriedly turned his gaze over, and he saw a towering city not too far away.
The city was extremely vast. It was comparable to the Empire Alliance back then. In fact, it was even larger.
"You can't sense it anymore? What do you mean? "
Zhang Xuan asked with a frown.
Even if the other party had entered the city, with your Ancient Sage cultivation, it should have been impossible for you not to sense it! How could it vanish into thin air?
"It's likely that it was concealed by some kind of formation. I was still able to sense it a moment ago, but it suddenly vanished …"
Vicious said.
"Concealed by some kind of formation?" Zhang Xuan's complexion darkened.
He was still thinking that he could catch up to the other party before it went into hiding, but who could have thought that the other party would be so fast?
He had already tried his best to catch up, but he was still a step too late.
If the other party was really concealed by some kind of formation, it would be really difficult to find the other party in such a huge city.
It was just like how he had been unable to sense the other party's presence in the Inner Sanctum of Sages back then.
"Do you still remember the exact location where the other party disappeared?"
Zhang Xuan asked.
"I can only deduce the approximate location …" Vicious hesitated for a moment before replying.
"Lead the way!"
Zhang Xuan couldn't be bothered to waste his breath.
It was one thing for the Sanctum of Sages to lose face if the other party really took away the other party's skeleton, but it would be difficult for him to raise the strength of Vicious.
Even though Vicious hadn't been doing his best recently, he was still one of Zhang Xuan's trump cards.
Just by fusing his heart, phalanges, and head together, he already possessed the strength of a Saint 8-dan or 9-dan expert. Once he fused with the other party's rib, wouldn't he be able to advance to Great Sage?
If he could do that, he might even become an Ancient Sage!
No one would be willing to give up on having an Ancient Sage expert by their side.
Vicious led the way, and it didn't take long for them to arrive at the center of the city.
"This is the approximate location where the other party disappeared, but I'm not too sure either …" Vicious replied bitterly.
It was truly embarrassing for the powerful experts who had dominated the Master Teacher Continent back then to be scattered so far that they couldn't even find their own bones.
"How accurate is your approximate location?" Zhang Xuan asked with a frown.
There were innumerable residences in such a huge city, and it would be futile even if he were to tire himself out. If he could be a little more precise, things might be much easier for him.
"This … Roughly a hundred li in radius …"
Vicious replied awkwardly.
"A hundred li?" Zhang Xuan nearly fainted on the spot.
There were at least ten million people living within a hundred li. It would be a miracle if they could find a sculpture that was hidden away from the detection of one's Spiritual Perception!
"It disappeared all of a sudden. If we had been a little faster, we might have been able to sense something …"
Knowing how difficult it would be, Vicious explained softly.
"I understand …" Zhang Xuan nodded.
He knew that the other party wanted him to fuse with the other party's rib so that he could become stronger. Not to mention, the other party had been suppressing the other party's rib using the power of the Sanctum of Sages, so it was unlikely that the other party would be able to fuse with the other party's rib. Considering that the other party was in a hurry to fuse with the other party's rib, Zhang Xuan quickly scanned the surroundings.
As there were many experts flying in and out of the city every day, Zhang Xuan and Lozosy didn't release their auras, so it was impossible for others to see through their cultivation. As such, they didn't draw too much attention to themselves.
Otherwise, given their strength, the entire city would have been in an uproar.
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